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Topic Lesson 15: //**We Were There, Too**//

Common Core Standards RI5.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text. RI5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. RI5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. W5.1a-d Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Suggested Student Objectives 1. Students will compare and contrast characters in a story. 2. Students will compare and contrast text content with history and historical events. 3. Students will write a persuasive essay.

Suggested Additional Readings Literary Texts Poetry
 * __ And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?, __ by Jean Fritz
 * __ Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? __ by Jean Fritz
 * __ Yankee Doodle, __ by Gary Chalk
 * "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Activities
 * ** Your Turn **, Student Book, page 389. Students will work with a partner and choose one of the activities: "Heroic Times" or "A Day's Work."

Assessments 1. Practice Book, pages 169-170 2. Writing Rubric 1-4, see TE T345 and R18 3. Weekly Test 15.4-15.5

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